University Life

Street sign at the corner of North Eagleville Road and Storrs Road (Route 195). (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Construction Update, May 2018

It’s the month of May, and that means acceleration of construction on the Storrs campus, with the need to close some roads and detour traffic in several spots.

Mechanical engineering major Kyle Cabral '18 (ENG) shows how a robot is used to research an automated process to clean tool holders and reduce manual labor, during Senior Design Demonstration Day on April 27, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Designed to Graduate: Engineering Majors Display Their Senior Projects

Engineering majors presented their capstone projects to peers and the public at Senior Design Demonstration Day.

A view of the Convocation ceremony held on the Student Union Mall on Aug. 22, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Stepping Up: UConn’s Class of 2018

In the four years since the candlelight Convocation of fall 2014, the Class of 2018 have experienced monumental changes in the world, at the University, and in their own lives.

Students attend a Career Fair in Gampel Pavilion. (Ryan Glista/UConn Photo)

Class of 2018: Charting a Career Path

Seventy-six percent of UConn graduates who attended high school in Connecticut are now employed in-state.

Student-athlete Nabeel Khan ‘19 (ENG) listens to a lecture on heat transfer in Laurel Hall. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Nabeel Khan

'Being a Husky means being a part of, embracing, and carrying on the traditions of UConn Nation,' says golfer Nabeel Khan '19 (ENG).

Undergraduate Anna Regan takes part in an introductory course for physics majors held in a newly renovated physics classroom where students are learning concepts through hands-on activities integrated into lectures. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

A Hands-on Approach to Learning Physics

Take a peek inside a newly renovated physics classroom where students are learning concepts through hands-on activities integrated into lectures.

Math visualizations created by David Nichols, Ph.D. student, in the Department of Mathematics.

Complex Math Visuals are This Researcher’s Handiwork

Visuals can help students learn complex math, says David Nichols at UConn. Just not ones he has drawn by hand.

Julian Yuliawan, a senior music entrepreneurship major, at the UConn Idea Grant Year End Showcase on April 19, 2018. (Garrett Spahn/UConn Photo)

From IDEA to Implementation

Students who received IDEA grants displayed and explained their projects to their peers and to the public at the IDEA Grant Year-end Showcase.

Wait, Who’s Teaching That Class?

Who knew that UConn faculty and staff had so many celebrity look-alikes? Check out the best of the best UConn celebrity doppelgängers.

Ama Appiah '19 (CLAS), newly elected president of the Undergraduate Student Government. (Eric Yang '21 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Meet Ama Appiah – USG President

'I want to make sure every student reaches their maximum potential academically, socially, research-wise, and in any way I can,' says the newly elected president of UConn's Undergraduate Student Government.